Job summary
The clinical lead for learning disability and autism will provide clinical leadership and advice to the LDA Programme Board and associated workstreams focused on improving the health and wellbeing outcomes for people with a learning disability and autistic people, of all ages, in Herefordshire and Worcestershire. In particular, the clinical lead will have and continue to develop close links with colleagues in NHS funded provider services.
Main duties of the job
- Work alongside ICB LDA Programme colleagues and members of the LDA Programme Board to drive service change and transformation to improve health outcomes for people with a learning disability and autistic people, of all ages, in Herefordshire and Worcestershire through effective clinical leadership and engagement. This may include developing approaches which are non-traditional in nature, ambitious and wide reaching in areas which incorporate the wider determinants that have an impact on improving clinical outcomes, better life outcomes and reducing health inequalities for this population.
- Provide clinical leadership, insight, and challenge to how system partners address clinical system resilience, sustainability and positive outcomes, development improvement, and quality and safety of patient care.
- Provide clinical advice and leadership to support strategic commissioning and transformation programmes emphasising clinical engagement; improving clinical resilience; removing unwarranted variation and health inequalities and promoting improvement in outcomes.
- Lead appropriate clinical interactions with internal and external stakeholders, including in close collaboration with the LDA GP Advisor for GP member practices and primary care networks, fostering a culture of collaboration for the delivery of equitable, high-quality care. At times this will include acting as an 'honest broker' reconciling conflicting views and interests.
About us
Within NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire we strive to be a supportive, caring employer and expect our staff to behave in a professional, inclusive and respectful manner and to demonstrate the values which underpin our vision for the population of Herefordshire &Worcestershire: kindness, trust, honesty, fairness, respect.
During the recruitment process, all candidates will be expected to provide relevant examples of how they demonstrate our values. Relevant information will be required during the application stage and, for shortlisted candidates, during the interview process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main areas of responsibilities are:
- Demonstrable understanding and continuous achievement of good clinical governance.
- Promote and lead clinical quality data driven improvements which have a direct impact onthe LDA population health and social needs.
- Be visible as a collaborative clinical leader and a role model.
- Demonstrate co-production with people with a lived experience and family carers in servicedesign and decision-making and champion the delivery of personalised care in all clinical practice.
- Work closely with the ICB programme team, and professional, clinical and managerial colleagues across the system to lead and assure change across the system, in line with theagreed objectives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main areas of responsibilities are:
- Demonstrable understanding and continuous achievement of good clinical governance.
- Promote and lead clinical quality data driven improvements which have a direct impact onthe LDA population health and social needs.
- Be visible as a collaborative clinical leader and a role model.
- Demonstrate co-production with people with a lived experience and family carers in servicedesign and decision-making and champion the delivery of personalised care in all clinical practice.
- Work closely with the ICB programme team, and professional, clinical and managerial colleagues across the system to lead and assure change across the system, in line with theagreed objectives.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or an equivalent level of work experience.
- Clinical qualification with current registration with relevant professional body.
Experience
Essential
- Experience working at a senior level within the NHS for a number of years.
- Significant experience of working across professional and operational boundaries in a related role.
- Significant experience in quality.
- Significant experience of planning and organisation of a range of complex activities or programmes, which may require further adjustment of plans or strategies.
- Experience of dealing with highly complex, sensitive and difficult situations.
Skills
Essential
- Significant expert/specialist knowledge in portfolio area preferably in the NHS or similar complex organisation.
- Effective influencing skills.
- Credibility with clinicians and managers.
- Able to deliver results through managing others and using a range of levers in the absence of direct line management responsibility.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Compassionate leader capable of facilitating a safe learning culture amongst colleagues of all levels.
- Awareness of equality and valuing diversity principles.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or an equivalent level of work experience.
- Clinical qualification with current registration with relevant professional body.
Experience
Essential
- Experience working at a senior level within the NHS for a number of years.
- Significant experience of working across professional and operational boundaries in a related role.
- Significant experience in quality.
- Significant experience of planning and organisation of a range of complex activities or programmes, which may require further adjustment of plans or strategies.
- Experience of dealing with highly complex, sensitive and difficult situations.
Skills
Essential
- Significant expert/specialist knowledge in portfolio area preferably in the NHS or similar complex organisation.
- Effective influencing skills.
- Credibility with clinicians and managers.
- Able to deliver results through managing others and using a range of levers in the absence of direct line management responsibility.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Compassionate leader capable of facilitating a safe learning culture amongst colleagues of all levels.
- Awareness of equality and valuing diversity principles.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
